NBC News.com reports on wrinkles making people look sadder and madder than they truly feel. This new study suggests that wrinkles impede people’s ability to read a person’s facial expression of emotion. Researchers reported that people in the study rated faces of older adults as much more sad and angry than faces of younger adults…
Read MoreEmotion Sense Phone App
How would you react to your phone asking you if you’re super excited or feeling depressed? HuffPost Tech reports on this new app for smartphones that is programmed to inquire and track your emotions throughout the day. How it Works: The app will pop up periodically asking its user how they are feeling. It will…
Read MoreFaking Emotions – Dr. Matsumoto’s Interview with PopSci
Emotions are a huge part of human nature and social communication. Many people use the common social smile in every day interactions. Although the social smile is easy for most people to flash on and off the face at will, there are factors that distinguish it from a true Duchenne Smile. PopSci delves into the…
Read MoreDr. David Matsumoto – NPR Interview
NPR’s ScienceFriday has just released their interview with Dr. David Matsumoto, Humintell’s Director, San Francisco State University psychology professor and microexpressions expert. Dr. Matsumoto has been doing extensive research in the fields of Evaluating Truthfulness, Detecting Deception, Microexpressions (fleeting flashes of emotion that appear when someone is trying to conceal information) and Culture for many…
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